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Oct 7, 1535
Gaspe was Founded
Population & Settlement:
Jacques Cartier founded the Gaspe Region in 1535, it was one of his 3 voyages exploring the Canadian coast into the interior. In his next voyage, he founded Tadoussac. -
Quebec was founded
Population & Settlement:
explorer Samuel de Champlain founded Quebec in order to facilitate fur trade with the Amerindians. -
The Company of One Hundred Associates
Population & Settlement:
The king of France mandated the Company of One Hundred Associates to populate the colony. -
Trois-Rivieres was founded
Population & Settlement:
Champlain put Sieur de Laviolette in charge of finding a second settlement at the confluence the St. Maurice and St. Lawrence rivers. The site of the Trois-Rivieres allowed furriers to communicate with each other and to prevent the Iroquois from intercepting their trades. -
The College Des Jesuites was founded
Culture & Currents of Thought:
Thanks to a person donation from a french nobleman, boys from the Quebec elite attended the College Des Jesuites. -
Montreal was founded
Culture & Currents of Thought:
Sieur de Maisonneuve and Paul Chomedy founded ville-marie. It was first founded for evangelization of the Amerindiens but then became a major trading post because it was located in the center of the Amerindien territory. -
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Arrival of Filles Du Roy in New France
Population & SettIement:
Intendant Jean Talon implemented various measures to ensure that the population increased and became diversified. Nearly 800 Filles Du Roy came from France to settle in New France. -
Hudson Bay Company was Founded
Economy & Development:
Pierre-Esprit Radisson and Medard Chouart Des Groseilliers explored the Hudson Bay, where they tried to establish the fur trade. Since they had no help from France, they turned to Britain and founded the Hudson's Bay Company in 1670. -
The Beaver Crisis
Economy & Development:
In the 1690's the beaver economy was in crisis. Fur-related fashion was in the past and the demand for beaver pelts decreased. The king ordered a slow down of the fur trade. -
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The Power Structure from 1763-1791
Official Power & Counter Power:
Through out the British regime, the head of the state in Canada was the Governor General. The goverment was a monarchy, because the population had no rights. The highest in charge was the King and the Parliament of Great Britain, then it was the Governor General, then the Council and then the population. -
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Royal Proclamation
Official Power & Counter Power:
The Royal Proclamation was made to assimilate the French. There were only English civil and criminal laws, townships instead of Seigneuries. Also, there was no longer a tithe or a bishop. -
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Quebec Act
Official Power & Counter Power:
Great Britain demonstrated it's recognition of the Church on various occasions, in the Quebec Act of 1774, payment of the tithe was mandatory. -
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Constitutional Act
Official Power & Counter Power:
Great Britain accorded its new colony with a legislative Assembly. this act also divided the territory into two entities: Upper Canada and Lower Canada. Each of these was given a government directed by a governor (Lower Canada) and lieutenant (Upper Canada). -
Bank of Montreal
Official Power and Counter Power:
The bank of Montreal was founded in 1817 by Scottish Merchants. These Scottish Merchants also funded expansion projects like canal construction, railway tracks and telegraph lines. They would remain bankers for the Government of Canada until 1935. -
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The Rebellions of 1837-1838
Official Power & Counter Power:
The rebellions of 1837-38 that took place in both Canada's demanding democracy forced the British Parliament to issue the Act of Union in 1840 which united both colonies into the Province of Canada. -
Act of Union
Official Power and Counter Power: Act of Union united the two colonies into the province of Canada.
